Infection control researchers at Mass General Brigham have developed a virtual reality (VR) tool to train clinicians on core ...

The Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) has launched a new website that gives dental professionals access to up-to-the-minute research-based information on infection control and ...

A deadly fungus spreading at an alarming rate in U.S. health facilities has exposed the broader problem of how patient safety is jeopardized by underfunded and understaffed infection-prevention ...

The facility tour can incorporate evidence related to several categories: environment, equipment, infection control, information management, human resources, and patient education. Environmental ...

Infection rates decreased by up to 57% at a Virginia health system when it increased the size of its infection prevention ...

A research group led by Dr. Ayako Shiozawa of the Department of Collaborative Regional Infection Control, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, conducted a questionnaire survey involving eating and ...

THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal committee that helped set national rules for infection control in hospitals has been shut down, raising concerns from health experts. The ...

The Trump administration shuttered the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), ending three decades of medical advice used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent… ...

For at least 10 months after a Covid-19 infection, your immune system can provide good protection against symptomatic illness the next time around, a new study found, and the risk of severe ...

A research group led by Dr. Ayako Shiozawa of the Department of Collaborative Regional Infection Control, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, conducted a questionnaire survey involving eating and ...

The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) crafted national standards for hand-washing, mask-wearing and isolating sick patients that most U.S. hospitals follow.